Chapter 520 – 42. Dezac Empire – General Escalor Destrov (3)

“Imperial intelligence is not stupid and will find the academy’s basement in two days.”

As Valdes thought, as a result of the full mobilization of the Imperial Intelligence Service, they found a sealed basement in the academy 48 hours before the incident occurred. The seal of the basement was so strong that even the elders of the Mage Tower were invited for this purpose.

“And you’ll be surprised. A sight you never imagined.”

He sat in a chair and smiled.

The basement of the academy was one of the spaces that the demon intelligence unit was using sparingly based on the information obtained from Roberta herself.

Originally, it was a place that would have been used until the end unless it was a dire situation, but he boldly threw it away. At this level, the war that the empire will cause can be stopped for a while. It had to be at the level of great mage Robert’s betrayal.

“Are you okay?”

“Huh? What?”

“The basement. If the intelligence department goes to other places because of it…”

“It won’t happen.”

“Okay?”

“Eh. First of all, the hidden method itself is different, and for that reason, just the basement and the Mage Tower are enough.”

“Ah. It was also in the Magic Tower.”

Yu-ri Kang, who was asking Valdes with concern, nodded.

She, too, had never been there herself, but she had heard about Robertre.

Starting with a secret dungeon located on the border, two laboratories used by the islands.

Even though he had time and talent, he thought that the mage had been secretly preparing for this. Of course, this side was unlucky in the end, and the plan was ruined, and of course, it was being used hard.

“If you investigate the basement, the records of the Mage Tower will also come out, so you’ll be diligently searching for it too. That alone is a lot to collect, so the intelligence department will scream?”

“… Is that enough?”

“That’s about it. They say that we haven’t manipulated much of this. You haven’t even touched the Mage Tower’s secret lab?”

“Wow…”

Sasha marveled at her startled voice her.

This number is really strong.

So far, Valdez has been trying to refrain from chaos on a national scale, and mostly his plans his have been spent corrupting and subjugating women. At least, the plan in the Kingdom of Ventorino was as strong as the long investment.

“This, you won’t be able to attend the academy for a while?”

“Sure, what.”

Valdez replied with a shrug of his shoulders.

It’s been a little over two months since I stayed in the empire using the academy as an excuse, but things have reached this point.

Although it is a waste of effort to enter the academy, the war cannot be left unattended.

The war that the Empire will cause is a little later, and it is much more beneficial to Valdez if he it is against a country other than the Three-Area Alliance. As much as he was preparing for him, he overwrote a little this time.

“I’ll be bored.”

“It will be. The system will also be in a bad mood for a while.”

“Ah, that’s too much…”

“Don’t worry, I’ll have enough fun with you.”

Saying that, Valdes hugged the three women who were beside him at the same time.

Yuri Kang, Fiora, and Sasha playfully screamed and hugged each other.

“Then it’s been a while… Are you doing this with the four of us?”

“Hehe.”

“Ah, a perverted laugh♥”

“I’m sorry that Vilma isn’t here, but there’s nothing I can do♡”

The time when strange noises began to spread for a while in the guest’s palace, a little away from the imperial castle.

Contrary to the guest palace, the atmosphere in the meeting room located in the imperial castle was heavy.

Due to the Emperor’s wrath, the intelligence department’s investigation was being reported immediately after only a slight inspection.

It was the results of numerous studies by the great mage Robert that were found in the basement of the academy.

“… Everything here must be true.”

“Yes, yes, Your Majesty.”

“Yeah… That’s right…”

The emperor slowly rereads the papers with a cold, hard face.

Not only the head of the information department, but also the bureaucrats who filled the conference room were unable to move in the hideous and sharp atmosphere, as if flesh were being cut. The air in the meeting room was so low that I was afraid that I would die if I made the sound of swallowing.

But I can’t help it.

Evidence has emerged that the Chimera Monster was the work of Robert, the former master of the Mage Tower.

It is impossible to dare to guess where the wrath of the imperial dignity, which has reached the ends of the sky, will splash.

‘Crazy bastard. What did you do….’

‘Ha, is that old man really alive?’

‘If you’re alive, die. Even if you’re dead, die again, you bastard.’

While most of the members of the conference room curse at Robert, who has become a public enemy.

After perusing the documents once, the emperor opened his mouth.

And I asked one of the things everyone was curious about.

“The former Mage Tower Master… No, is this bastard still alive?”

Flinch.

“That, that’s…”

“Tsk.”

I could tell without hearing the answer.

You won’t be able to know that far in two days.

Still, perhaps a major investigation into his accidental death would have been initiated.

The Magic Tower was also started by his unexpected news and began an extensive reinvestigation. Under the surveillance of the intelligence department, of course. Even the mages who would normally have resisted, in the current situation, were just prostrated as if they were dead. The same goes for Natalie, the owner of the Magic Tower.

As the accident happened a long time ago, special personnel were also invited.

‘Are you Elementalist Yuelli? Hmm, I don’t know if it’ll be all right.’

I know that Yueli wasn’t on good terms with the other party members.

Still, isn’t Robert a colleague from the same former warrior’s party?

A part of my heart was anxious in case there would be biased or fabricated survey results.

However, the results of Yueli’s investigation came out late in the evening, putting the emperor’s anxiety to shame.

The emperor wrinkled his face as he confirmed the conclusion of the report.

“… Ha. Is this alive?”

“…”

“Kuh. Kuhuhh. Kuhhahaha!!”

The emperor bursts into mad laughter.

He couldn’t believe it.

The middle-aged emperor, full of confidence and arrogant, boasted that he had made the shaky empire strong and put it on the rock. Numerous talents he raised are supporting the empire with loyalty and fear.

However, Robert, whom he thought was the most well-trained talent, who gave the commoners even castles and lands, was a betrayal.

A betrayal of such an absurd scale.

“Hehe… Yes, it’s clear that the accident about the experiment failure was false, but we don’t know the location.”

“So, I’m sorry, but that’s the way it is.”

The head of the intelligence department leaned more closely than usual and used an extremely respectful title until the end.

In the last few days, there have been dozens of encounters with the emperor.

The hair that started to fall out due to stress and the haggard face show his feelings.

But, of course, it doesn’t matter to the emperor.

“… Then, the whereabouts of the monsters. What happened?”

“That’s confirmed!”

“Yeah… I guess I paid for the price of sitting there.”

Cold sweat broke out on the intelligence director’s back at the low voice.

If he did not know this, surely his future would be in the dark soil.

It was even more fortunate that he was also reported only 30 minutes ago.

If there’s one problem, it’s that the location it’s found in isn’t very good either.

I never thought there would be a tunnel leading to the outside through the basement of the academy. This is an area that even the intelligence department cannot easily understand. It was also the Mage Tower wizard who discovered the tunnel, not the Intelligence Department.

“Anything else confirmed.”

“The length of the tunnel is about 5 km. It is estimated to be a single road, and about 3,000 chimera monsters were found on the road at the end. And that’s more than the number of monsters that disappeared after raiding the academy.”

“Three thousand… ?”

“Yes, yes.”

“… That is absurd. After all, does that mean that some of them came in through the tunnel and then disappeared?”

“Yes. If it’s just a question, since the entrance to the basement was sealed when we entered, this part seems to require additional investigation by capturing the Chimera monster.”

“Proceed.”

“All right!”

Perhaps it was because the atmosphere had become more toxic, but unlike before, where he was shaking like a dog, the head of the intelligence department continued his conversation with a flow of liquidation.

“The Chimera monster, and also about Robert. You’ll have to find out very thoroughly.”

“I’ll keep that in mind!”

“Is there anything else to report?”

“Ah, this is what the wizards who dissected the Chimera monster and the agents who entered the tunnel estimated…”

The head of the intelligence department stopped talking and muttered.

It was an impolite remark to show in front of the emperor.

Moreover, it is neither certain nor speculative. He didn’t even have to report it, but he thought that he had to say something, so he put it in his mouth without realizing it. There was nothing good about hurting the emperor’s heart.

The emperor, noticing the hesitation of the head of the intelligence department he had personally raised, lightly waved his hand and allowed the report.

“There are some opinions that this raid… Was caused by the hunger of the Chimera monsters, not by Robert or the demons.”

“… The monsters that were secretly hidden came out of the basement because they were hungry, and went back in after filling their stomachs.”

After properly reading the report, the Emperor immediately understood what the Intelligence Director had said.

“Yes, yes.”

“Hmm…”

Somewhat absurd reason.

However, in this case, it is understandable that the academy was suddenly attacked by hundreds of chimera monsters. The reason why there was almost no loss of life, and they mainly attacked restaurants and neighborhoods, and then some died and disappeared quickly.

‘Is this ridiculous reason the cause of the attack?’

If you put it into the context before and after, it fits perfectly.

Even so, the emperor could not erase his doubts.

Needless to say, that hungry timing was just before the start of the war.

“…”

The middle-aged emperor frowned and pondered.

Now you have to decide whether to withdraw your troops slowly, or to catch the edge and advance as quickly as possible.

After a long thought, the emperor finally came to a conclusion.

“… Intelligence Director.”

“Did you call, great Emperor Pehsi!”

“Stop making a fuss, bring them back…”

“…… !!”

Although the subject was a pronoun, the word “Return” Clearly awakens those who know the situation.

Knowing how many people and the emperor had put so much effort into this plan, he reflexively raised his head to ask. However, he looked at his distorted face and bowed down again with his pale eyes.

“Hey, I follow your orders!”

“… I’m leaving.”

The intelligence captain hurriedly withdrew.

“…”

Left alone in his office, the emperor quietly closed his eyes.

Anxiety created by unknown malice.

The suspicious emperor couldn’t believe that this incident had happened by chance.